Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 1-7
Pettingill Pond in Windham, Maine Provides Picturesque Lakefront Getaway
November 27, 2011
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Regions of Maine Dec. 1-7
November 30, 2011Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 1-7
Model Railroad Display, Maine State Museum, Augusta
Dec. 2, Friday, 8:00pm, Bates College Choir, presents Part One of Handel’s popular oratorio Messiah, under the direction of John Corrie, free, Bates College 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6255, www.bates.edu.
Dec. 3, Saturday, 9am-3pm, Annual Franklin County Arts and Crafts Association Christmas Fair, original crafts, art and photography, free to browse, USM, Main Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-2791, www.umf.maine.edu.
Dec. 3, Saturday, 10am-3pm, Model Railroad Celebration, The Great Falls Model Railroad Club and Maine 3-Railers share their collections and knowledge about model trains, club members will set up and operate a variety of displays complete with accessories and seasonal scenery, event features G, HO, O and N-gauge model trains, free, Maine State Museum, Capitol Complex, Augusta. FMI: 207-28-2301, www.mainestatemuseum.org.
Dec. 3-4, Saturday, 7:30pm, Sunday, 2pm, “Just Us Entertainers,” holiday music from the 40’s through today, an eclectic group of families and friends who enjoy harmonizing, $10/general, free/12 and under, Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, www.francoamericanheritagecenter.org.
Dec. 3, Saturday, 7:30pm, “The British are Coming! The British are Coming!,” Colby Symphony Orchestra devotes an evening to works by British composers particularly well known for their lush orchestrations and singable tunes, free, Colby College, Lorimer Chapel, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5671, www.colby.edu.
Dec. 4, Sunday, 4pm, “A Winter Gust of Song,” Moira Smiley and VOCO, women’s a cappella ensemble holiday and winter seasonal show, sing gorgeous harmonies, play cello, banjo, accordion, ukulele, and body percussion, $16, Johnson Hall, Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-582-7144, www.johnsonhall.org.
Dec. 7, Wednesday, 7pm, Bates College Jazz Band, led by noted jazz pianist Thomas Snow and featuring student vocalists and instrumental soloists, free, Olin Concert Hall, Bates College, Lewiston. FMI: 208-786-6135, www.bates.edu.